Photo: Ross Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of children under 15 than 87% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Half of Glen Cairn’s residents are under 37.5, younger than in four fifths of Canadian towns. There were 5,155 households locally at the 2021 Census, home to 14,020 people. On the census count, 35% of households live in a single-detached house. Households in Glen Cairn hold 2.7 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4).
Below 77% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents are 65 or over
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Glen Cairn, 37.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Glen Cairn sits below 78% of Canadian towns for one-person households (20%)
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Glen Cairn comes in at 11%. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
In Glen Cairn, 51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). Here, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
18% of households rent their home, fewer than in 66% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 1.3%, above 62% of Canadian towns. On average, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 48% date from 2001 or later, 0.5% from before 1961.
The midpoint household income is $112,700 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Glen Cairn’s households had a total income above $112,700, 31% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 25% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Immigrants make up 26% in Glen Cairn, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (55%) or in Europe (19%). One in ten residents are not Canadian citizens, a higher share than in 67% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%. Of the immigrants living here, 39% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
A larger share of visible minority residents than 70% of Canadian towns: 32%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents stands at 3.2%. At 35%, the share of residents with no religion is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
Above 76% of Canadian towns: 24% of residents speak English and French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
6.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. At home: English 78%, French 3%. The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
Glen Cairn sits above 73% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (41%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 4% (typical 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 63%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 63% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 16th youngest of 41 towns of 13,703 to 14,321 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Sandy Hill (29.7) and the oldest Tiny (55.2). By median age, Glen Cairn sits among Riverview (37.1), Louis-Hébert (37.3), Chapel Hill South (37.8) and Oakridge (38).
Glen Cairn is younger than 4 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cairn | 14,020 | — | 37.5 | 14% | 26% |
| Stittsville East | 10,482 | 1.8 km | 33.8 | 9.2% | 36% |
| Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows | 25,824 | 2.0 km | 39.4 | 13% | 26% |
| Katimavik-Hazeldean | 11,437 | 2.5 km | 43.3 | 19% | 23% |
| Stittsville North | 13,331 | 4.3 km | 36.3 | 9.9% | 25% |
| Stittsville | 19,753 | 4.4 km | 44.1 | 18% | 15% |
| Beaverbrook | 6,762 | 4.6 km | 44.9 | 22% | 27% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Glen Cairn’s residents
Is Glen Cairn bilingual?
English and French: 24% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 74%. French only: 0.5%. French mother tongue: 6.3%.
How diverse is Glen Cairn?
26% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 32% belong to a visible minority and 3.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Glen Cairn?
50% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 15% follow another religion.
Is Glen Cairn good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Glen Cairn are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Glen Cairn?
The median household in Glen Cairn took in $112,700 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Glen Cairn?
14,020, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Glen Cairn alone.
What is the average age in Glen Cairn?
A median age of 37.5, younger than 80% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).